Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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